Prairie plants found in Wapello county:
Allium canadense L.
(Wild garlic)
Amorpha canescens Pursh
(Lead plant)
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big bluestem)
Andropogon scoparius Michx.
(Little bluestem)
Anemone canadensis L.
(Canada anemone)
Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Pussytoes)
Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Field pussytoes)
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Ladies’-tobacco)
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Plantain-leaved pussytoes)
Asclepias verticillata L.
(Whorled milkweed)
Aster ericoides L.
(Heath aster)
Aster ericoides L.
(Frost weed)
Aster laevis L.
(Smooth blue aster)
Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)
Aster praealtus Poiret
(Willow aster)
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell.
(False indigo)
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell.
(Cream false indigo)
Baptisia lactea (Raf.) Thieret
(White wild indigo)
Baptisia lactea (Raf.) Thieret
(White false indigo)
Baptisia leucantha T. & G.
(White wild indigo)
Baptisia leucantha T. & G.
(White false indigo)
Baptisia leucophaea Nutt.
(False indigo)
Baptisia leucophaea Nutt.
(Cream false indigo)
Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)
Carex gravida Bailey
(Sedge)
Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)
Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)
Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sprengel
(Field thistle)
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
(Bastard toadflax)
Dalea candida Willd.
(White prairie clover)
Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM.
(Prairie mimosa)
Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM.
(Illinois bundle flower)
Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum
(Scribner’s panic grass)
Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)
Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Fleabane)
Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Daisy fleabane)
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
(Rattlesnake master)
Euphorbia corollata L.
(Flowering spurge)
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
(Toothed spurge)
Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Lance-leaved goldenrod)
Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Grass-leaved goldenrod)
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
(Wild strawberry)
Gaura biennis L.
(Biennial gaura)
Gaura filiformis Small
(Biennial gaura)
Geranium maculatum L.
(Wild geranium)
Helianthemum bicknellii Fern.
(Frost weed)
Helianthus tuberosus L.
(Jerusalem artichoke)
Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet
(Ox-eye)
Hypericum punctatum Lam.
(Spotted St. John’s wort)
Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.
(Round-fruited St. John’s wort)
Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Cov.
(Yellow stargrass)
Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Cov.
(Star-grass)
Lactuca canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)
Lespedeza capitata Michx.
(Round-headed bush clover)
Lespedeza virginica (L.) Britton
(Slender bush clover)
Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough blazing star)
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.
(Scaly blazing star)
Lysimachia ciliata L.
(Fringed loosestrife)
Monarda fistulosa L.
(Wild bergamot)
Monarda fistulosa L.
(Horsemint)
Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)
Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)
Panicum implicatum Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)
Panicum scribnerianum Nash
(Scribner’s panic grass)
Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Feverfew)
Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Wild quinine)
Penstemon digitalis Nutt.
(Foxglove penstemon)
Penstemon digitalis Nutt.
(Foxglove beardtongue)
Penstemon pallidus Small
(Pale beardtongue)
Petalostemon candidum (Willd.) Michx.
(White prairie clover)
Polygala sanguinea L.
(Field milkwort)
Potentilla arguta Pursh
(Tall cinquefoil)
Prunella vulgaris L.
(Self heal)
Pycnanthemum pilosum Nutt.
(Hairy mountain mint)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrader
(Slender mountain mint)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrader
(Narrow-leaved mountain mint)
Rosa carolina L.
(Pasture rose)
Rosa carolina L.
(Carolina rose)
Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)
Salix humilis Marsh.
(Prairie willow)
Salix humilis Marsh.
(Upland-willow)
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)
Silphium integrifolium Michx.
(Rosinweed)
Solidago altissima L.
(Tall goldenrod)
Solidago altissima L.
(Canada goldenrod)
Solidago canadensis L.
(Tall goldenrod)
Solidago canadensis L.
(Canada goldenrod)
Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb.
(Lance-leaved goldenrod)
Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb.
(Grass-leaved goldenrod)
Solidago nemoralis Aiton
(Field goldenrod)
Solidago nemoralis Aiton
(Gray goldenrod)
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
(Indian grass)
Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Wild bean)
Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Trailing wild bean)
Teucrium canadense L.
(Germander)
Teucrium canadense L.
(Wood sage)
Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
(Ohio spiderwort)
Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)
Vernonia baldwinii Torrey
(Baldwin’s ironweed)
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
(Culver’s root)
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
(Vetch)
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
(Purple vetch)
Viola papilionacea Pursh
(Common blue violet)
Viola pedata L.
(Bird’s foot violet)
Viola pratincola Greene
(Common blue violet)